Random recollections on classic movies, seen and unseen, from here and there -- mulling over the magic of inky posters in the Digital Age

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Tootsie: Comic drama with a touch of class

I remember one scene in Tootsie, when on a New York street, a man is trying to shepherd two or three dogs. Or was it four? Point: That had no relevance in the movie's script or story, but the scene remains etched in my memory as a moment of cinematic excellence, where, to add a shade of realism, director Sydney Pollack introduces a detail of extraordinary imagination.Dustin Hoffman playing a woman, with a climax linked to a soap opera's live scene. What a lovely script!